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Palo Duro Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Albuquerque, NM, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes specifications in 2013.

Palo Duro Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Albuquerque, NM, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes specifications in 2013.
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Palo Duro provides every home owner with a manual providing equipment warranties, maintenance tips, certifications, and photos of each wall of the home before drywall installation so home owners can see where wiring and plumbing are located.

Palo Duro provides every home owner with a manual providing equipment warranties, maintenance tips, certifications, and photos of each wall of the home before drywall installation so home owners can see where wiring and plumbing are located.
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Passive Solar Design Principles

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Patio slabs, porch slabs, walks, and driveways sloped ≥ 0.25 in. per ft. away from home to edge of surface, or 10 ft., whichever is less

Patio slabs, porch slabs, walks, and driveways sloped ≥ 0.25 in. per ft. away from home to edge of surface, or 10 ft., whichever is less
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Paul Torcellini built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Eastford, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.

Paul Torcellini built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Eastford, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Peppertree Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Waitsfield, VT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.

Peppertree Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Waitsfield, VT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Philgreen Construction built this 1,770-ft2 home in Fort Collins, Colorado, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.

Philgreen Construction built this 1,770-ft2 home in Fort Collins, Colorado, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
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Philgreen Construction built this attached home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.

Philgreen Construction built this attached home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Philgreen Construction built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.

Philgreen Construction built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity built this affordable home in the cold climate in Northampton, MA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity built this affordable home in the cold climate in Northampton, MA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Planting deep-rooted native grasses and shrubs on the banks of shorelines can help reduce the effects of erosion on sandy slopes

Planting deep-rooted native grasses and shrubs on the banks of shorelines can help reduce the effects of erosion on sandy slopes
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Planting vegetation, such as salt hay, can help reduce erosion of coastal dunes

Planting vegetation, such as salt hay, can help reduce erosion of coastal dunes
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Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.

Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.
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Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall

Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall
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Pouring the slab

Pouring the slab
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Preferred Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in Old Greenwich CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.

Preferred Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in Old Greenwich CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Pressure manometers are used to determine the level of pressurization and rate of leakage when conducting blower door testing and building diagnostics

Pressure manometers are used to determine the level of pressurization and rate of leakage when conducting blower door testing and building diagnostics
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Primary wood framing systems: walls, roof diaphragm, and floor diaphragm

Primary wood framing systems: walls, roof diaphragm, and floor diaphragm
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Products, Protocols and Procedures for Effective Mosquito Barrier Treatments

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Promethean Homes built this custom home in the mixed-humid climate in Charlottsville, VA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.

Promethean Homes built this custom home in the mixed-humid climate in Charlottsville, VA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Proper building orientation for minimal heat gain in the northern hemisphere.

Proper building orientation for minimal heat gain in the northern hemisphere.
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Proper gutter and downspout system terminates with final grade sloping away from the home

Proper gutter and downspout system terminates with final grade sloping away from the home
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Properly installed drain tile discharging to a sump pit

Properly installed drain tile discharging to a sump pit
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Properly installed drain tile discharging to daylight

Properly installed drain tile discharging to daylight